The Player

Name: The Player
Director: Robert Altman
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1992

1992

IMDb

Robert Altman

1992·TV-MA·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Indie

A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

Cast

Tim Robbins·Greta Scacchi·Whoopi Goldberg·Fred Ward

Languages

English

Major Awards

8 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (8)

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (1993)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Other

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1993)

Best Feature

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1992)

Best Director

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1992)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1993)

Director of the Year

Nominations (9)

Best Picture

César Awards, France (1993)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Film

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Other

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1993)

Best Film

Cannes Film Festival (1992)